Chemistry 305 Course Page

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   General Information

Syllabus
Sources of Chemical Information
Responsible Conduct of Research Sign-Up Instructions
How to write a research proposal
PowerPoint Guidelines
Oral Presentation Rubric
Laboratory Notebooks

 

Undergraduate ResearchWebGuru is a website devoted to all aspects of undergraduate research. It includes ethics, writing, records keeping, any many other aspects of working on a research project.  There’s even information about how to choose a graduate school.

Scientific WritingPublishing Your Research 101 provides a series of videos by the American Chemical Society on writing a scientific paper.  Some of the titles such as “Improving your writing skills” and “Writing so people will notice” may be generally helpful, while others are more specialized (e.g. writing a cover letter (to submit a manuscript to a journal).  All videos are less than 7 minutes long.

Ethics CORE (Ethics Collaborative Resource Environment) is an NSF supported resource to learn about and teach scientific ethics.